Felipe Santiago Santos, Hemilly Cristina Menezes de Sá, Luciano Soares de Lima, Tássia Ludmila Teles Martins, Flávio Augusto Pereira Alvarenga, José André Junior, Luciana Freitas Guedes, Leonardo de Rago Nery Alves, Joana Palhares Campolina, Gilberto de Lima Macedo Júnior, Iran Borges
This study was performed to determine the effects of crude glycerin (CG) supplementation in drinking water on DM and nutrient intake, milk production, milk composition, and serum glucose. Twenty multiparous Lacaune × East Friesian ewes were randomly distributed into four dietary treatments throughout the lactation cycle. Treatments consisted of doses of CG supplementation via drinking water as follows: (1) no CG supplementation, (2) 15.0 g CG/kg DM, (3) 30.0 g CG/kg DM, and (4) 45.0 g CG/kg DM. DM and nutrient intake were reduced linearly with CG supplementation...
July 6, 2023: Journal of Dairy Research